The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-07-21
aLIMPSES ABOUT TOWN.
A Brief Summary Of What the "Man on
the Avenue Sometimes Sees, While
Perambulating About Bottineau.

Last week the calm serenity of our every
day life was broken and pleasantly disturbed
by the cool and refreshing showers which
the elements so kindly sent upon us in num-
bers worthy of mathematical calculation.
But during lull in the watery visitations,
in which Old King Sol again sat upon his
throne in the western sky, with renewed
power and dazzling splendor, ye street.
walker started out to see if he could catch q
few "sunbcams'' to be used for practical pur-
poses. His footsteps first led in the direction
Of the railway station. Here he paused to
observe the busy carpenters at work upon
the new depot, which, when completed, will
be a model of beauty and convenience.
Further up the track about half mile the
new tank could be seen in its process of con-
struction. The St. Anthony elevator had
just been completed and painted, and with
its sister elevator-the Minneapolis Northern
gave an air Of prominence to the scene.
The immense piles of lumber scattered along
the track far and near, denoted the fact that
an extensive business was being done in
builders goods. The thought now struck ye
pencil-pusher that visit to the top of the
Minneapolis Northern elevator would be ar
excellent idea, so accordingly he climbed the
zig-zag stairs in the inside of that mammoth
building, to the top, and was rewarded by a
magnificent birds eye view of the town and
country around for Is miles. This elevator
is Is feet high, and looking from its top, peo-
pie upon the streets of the town seem almost
like pigmies. Everybody seemed busy, and
the numerous teams and people which
thronged the streets, made a very interesting
sight. Buddes block, the Drug Store and
post office, Mclntoshs, Batesen g. Ayres,
Kelley & Hillhouse's stores, Hoover Bros
market, Sandli & Swenson's machinery ware
house, also Chas. Taylor's machinery place,
McBrayen's Hotel, Tibbits' block, J. B. Mas
ter's bakery, McVicar's restaurant, the Bot
tineau Co. Bank, the public reading room,
the customs office, three largel livery stables,
harness shop, boot and shoe shop, and a
great many other smaller buildings, including
printing Offices, residences, etc., besides the
two elevators already mentioned, were all
conspicuous, and told the story of the enter
prise and prosperity of our town in far bet
ter terms than is possible for our lead-pencil
to do. Remember that the railroad has only
been here bare two months, and that six
weeks ago the present townsite was entirely
unoccupied, whereas there is now thriving
and bustling town of 500 to 600 people.
The country around, with its immense
wheat fields, looked green and inviting, the
splendid rains having compelled nature to
put on her best and brightest looks Ye
scribe, from his lofty position, drank in few
mouthfuls of the pure, exhilarating air, for
which our territory is noted, and then with
one'long look down the railway track, which
with its long line Of telegraph poles, could be
seen for Is miles away, making very pretty
sight upon the level prairies,. and seeming
almost to disappear in the skies, descended
again to terra frma, we'll satisfied with the
result of his observations